Phd in PRIVATE AUTONOMY BUSINESS, WORK AND
PROTECTION OF RIGHTS IN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

email: vincenzo.meli@uniroma1.it
phone: +393351881156
building: CU002
room: 4

ACADEMIC CAREER
From 2.11.2022, ongoing - Full Professor of Commercial Law - University of Rome - La Sapienza, Faculty of Law, Department of Legal Sciences.
From 1.09.2000 to 1.11.2022 - Full Professor of Commercial Law (extraordinary until 31.08.2003) - University of Palermo, Department of Law, I degree course based in Palermo.
From 1.11.1996 to 31.08.2000 - Associate Professor of Commercial Law - University of Palermo, Department of Law, I degree course based in Palermo
From 1.11.1993 to 31.10.1996 - Associate Professor of Commercial Law (confirmed since 1995) - University of the Studies of Palermo, Faculty of Law, II degree course based in Trapani.
From 1.11.1992 to 31.10.1993 - Associate Professor of Commercial Law - University of Calabria, Cosenza, faculty of economic and social sciences.
From 12/29/1988 to 10/31/1992 - University Researcher in Commercial Law. Confirmed since 1991 - University of Reggio Calabria, faculty of law based in Catanzaro

PARTICIPATION IN DOCTORAL TEACHING BOARDS
Since 2024, ongoing, Component of the Board of Lecturers of the PhD in Private Autonomy, Business, Labor and Protection of Rights in the European and International Perspective, University of Rome - La Sapienza
From 2015 to 2024, Component of the Teachers' Board of the PhD in Legal Pluralisms: ancient and current perspectives - Sec. European Private Law, University of Palermo
From 2013 to 2015, Component of the Teachers' Board of the PhD in Subjects, Institutions and Rights in Domestic and Transnational Experience - Sec. European Private Law, University of Palermo
From 2010 to 2013, Component of the Teachers' Board of the PhD in Economic and Business Law, University of Rome - La Sapienza
From 2008 to 2013, Member of the Teachers' Board of the PhD in Comparative Law, University of Palermo
From 1999 to 2005, Coordinator of the PhD program in Business Law, University of Palermo

DIRECTION AND PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES OF LAW JOURNALS
Since 2013, Component of the direction of the journal Horizons of Business Law.
Since 2011, Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Business Law.
Since 2011, Member of the scientific committee of the journal Concorrenza e Mercato.
Since 2011, Member of the referee committee of AIDA - Italian Annals of Copyright Law.
Since 2012, Member of the referees' committee of the Journal of Bankruptcy Law.
Since 2012, Member of the referees' committee of the journal Le Società.
Since 2012, Member of the referees' committee of the journal Market, Competition, Rules.
Since 2017, Member of the referees' committee of the journal Bank, Stock Exchange and Securities.

EXPERIENCES IN FOREIGN RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
1990, Visiting researcher at the “Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht” in Munich (now Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb), with fellowship granted by the same institution.
July 1988-February 1989, Visiting fellow at the “Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbrecht” in Munich (now Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb); grant awarded as part of the Ph.D. program in Commercial Law at the University of Catania.

PARTICIPATION IN STUDY AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS

Commercial Law Horizons Association - Association of Italian Commercial Law Professors. From 2019 to 2022, member of the Board of Directors (President from 18.02.2022 until September 2022)
Member of the Förderverein Freunde und ehemalige Mitarbeiter des Max-Planck-Instituts für Innovation und Wettbewerb
Member of the Disiano Preite Association for the Study of Business Law.

STUDIES

1987 Awarded a Ph.D. in Commercial Law with a thesis on price abuse in antitrust law.
1981 Degree in law, from the University of Catania. Thesis on “Discipline of administered prices and freedom of private economic initiative,” supervisor Prof. Mario Libertini. Rated 110/110 cum laude.
1976 Classical high school at the Liceo-ginnasio “N.Spedalieri” of Catania. Rated 60/60.


LANGUAGES KNOWN

Italian: mother tongue.
English: excellent knowledge of spoken and written language.
German: excellent knowledge of spoken and written language.
French: excellent knowledge of spoken and written language.
Castilian Spanish: excellent knowledge of spoken and written language.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

Lawyer qualified to practice before the higher courts.
November 2022, ongoing, Arbitro Bancario Finanziario, College of Palermo. Member appointed by the Bank of Italy, serving as Vice-Chairman.
March 2015 - March 2018, Appellate Disciplinary Committee for the horse racing sector at MIPAAF. Component.
2012-2018, Arbitro Bancario Finanziario, College of Rome. Member appointed by the Bank of Italy, since 2015 serving as Vice-Chairman.
2000-2005, Competition and Market Authority - Legal Advisor.
1999-2006, Siciliana Gas s.p.a., Palermo; Member of the Board of Directors.
1999, Ministry of Industry, Trade, Crafts and Agriculture. Member of the working group on comparative advertising (transposition of Directive 97/55/EC).
1991-1998, Competition and Market Authority:
- June 10, 1991-July 1993, assistant panel member;
- July 1993-December 1998, legal advisor on problems of misleading advertising and consumer protection.